CONNECTPRO LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC212824 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-01-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2021-01-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-12-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-12-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2020-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-17
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-06-03
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    GRAYSON, Robin Francis resigned
    director
  16. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2000-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As CONNECTPRO LTD.
  19. 2000-11-14
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    GRANT, David Alexander, Dr appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-11-14
    ➕
    GRANT, David Alexander, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2000-11-14
    ➕
    GRAYSON, Robin Francis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Alexander Grant
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/11/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

70 Bonnyrigg Road
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 3HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GRANT, David Alexander, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-14
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Active
GRANT, David Alexander, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-11-14
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Active
GRAYSON, Robin Francis→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-11-14 · resigned 2018-06-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-05
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-12-05